Macalania Lagoon: The truth behind the music

By tabris17

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Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or setting used in the work of fiction shown below. They are the rightful property of Squaresoft. The songs used within this cry for are the property of the artists that perform them and their respected labels.

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Chapter One: Under the sea, um, I mean lagoon

Director: Okay guys. Here's the most touching moment of the game. Tidus, Yuna, you two are going to be floating in the lagoon talking about the journey ahead of you. Near the end, you're going to start crying because you realize the end is near. Got it?

Yuna: Yeah, sounds easy enough.

Director: Okay, good. Tidus, you're going to see this and swim over to her. When you arrive, I want you to look lovingly at her face and gently kiss her lips. Do you understand what to do?

Tidus: (scratches head) Huh?

Director: (proceeds to explain the scene again to Tidus, only more slowly) After you're done embracing, both of you will submerge yourselves in the water and swim around acting all happy and staring at each other with love in our eyes. During this time, some wonderful music will be playing. All right, let's get this started if you think you can do it.

Yuna walks off to the set while Tidus remains where he's standing.

Tidus: (scratching his head again) What?

Director: Damn it, Tidus, just follow Yuna's lead.

Five minutes later at the set…

Director: Okay. ACTION!

The scene plays out as it was explained to the two actors. All goes well, as Tidus somehow remembers what to do. The pair begins to drift under the water.

Director: (to himself) All right, no mess ups. (out loud) Cue the music!

The sound technician starts to play the music over the speakers. A nice, poppy sound spews forth, filling the sound stage with its melody. As the music plays, a small red lobster swims out of its hiding place along with a host of fish and other creatures residing in the sea. As the newfound horde of underwater denizens begin to play various makeshift instruments, the crustacean begins to sing the lyrics to the song.

Sebastian: (singing) Under the sea…Under the sea…

Director: (clearly perturbed) What the heck? I know that we arranged to work with Disney of Kingdom Hearts, but who said that we had to work with them on this game. I'm calling the main office to sort this out. (walks off)

Meanwhile the other characters are gathered around watching the scene transpire.

Wakka: How can that lobster be bright red and still be alive? I though that they only got that color after being steamed, ya.

Lulu: Just stand there and nod your head. The movie was meant for small children and many probably have only seen lobsters that color. Plus you're dealing with the logic of Disney, the company that will change a story to fit their needs.

As Lulu and Wakka are talking, Kimarhi jumps into the water and grabs the lobster. He then shoved the still-singing crustacean into his mouth, thus ending the career of the beloved character.

Kimarhi: Tastes like chicken.

Rikku: Why you eat him?

Kimarhi: Wakka said lobster was done and Kimarhi hungry.

Auron: (to Rikku) Plus, it serves him right for screwing this scene up.

As the group are having their separate conversations, they fail to notice that Yuna and Tidus are still under the water making out. Oh well, what they don't know can't hurt them.

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A/N: Okay, right off I would like to say that this idea has been in my mind since late February and this is what happens when a friend and I have to work a twelve hour shift. When working that long, you have to find something that passes the time quickly. We created a list of about twenty songs that could have been played during that scene, too bad I lost it during my move. Anyhoo, if you, the readers, enjoyed this segment, I may find some time in my hectic schedule to write some more of this. Until then, farewell and may peace be with you. ^_^ (August 29, 2002)

A/N 2: The whole red lobster discussion is the truth as far as science is concerned. It has been found that when being steamed or boiled, a lobster's body releases a pigment that changes its usual purplish-brown color to the bright red we see. And to all Disney fans, I enjoyed The Little Mermaid and many of their other movies.